Predator-induced plasticity in early life history and morphology in two anuran amphibians

Oecologia

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 524-530

  Laurila, Anssi ^a   Pakkasmaa, Susanna ^a   Crochet, Pierre André ^b,d   Merilä, Juha ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Hatching; Induced defences; Phenotypic plasticity; Predation; Rana

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FROG; HATCHING; INDUCED RESPONSE; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

SWEDEN;

AESHNA; AESHNIDAE; AMPHIBIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; HAEMOPIS SANGUISUGA; HIRUDINEA; HIRUDINIDA; ODONATA; RANA ARVALIS; RANA TEMPORARIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0036931883     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0984-7     Document Type: Article

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